Candidate:

Ms. Impact Investor

About Me:

Currently work in VC investments spanning healthcare, consumer and tech with a focus on impact.

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

Considering: Wharton, Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan, Columbia

See More Profiles For: Harvard

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Top liberal arts school

Undergrad Major: Economics

GPA: 3.8

GMAT: 730

Age: 25, Ethnicity: White

Extracurriculars: Community fitness instructor outside of work, Young Professionals Board Member for local nonprofit dedicated to tutoring underserved children

Work History:

Title: Associate

Industry: Venture Capital

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 3 yrs

Big Life Wins:

Fluent in Mandarin as a non-native speaker, spent 6 months in Shanghai learning as an undergrad.
I am a certified fitness instructor and I volunteer to teach meditation and cardio fitness classes outside of work.
Passed CFA level I and studying for level II.

Post MBA Goal:

Hope to remain in VC space with a focus on impact, but advance in my career from an associate to analyst. As a liberal arts undergrad major, I would like to hone my financial analysis skills at this time and potentially look at earlier stage companies.

Odds:

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John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief | Odds Assessment: 10%

So here’s the deal. I like you and you have solid inline stats and a really cool job in impact investing, a very hot growth area. But Stanford is super tough and there is nothing really driving you into the school. Maybe your extras are more extra than they appear to be. That could be how you would differentiate yourself in the most competitive MBA applicant pool in the world. At the GSB, you need some secret sauce because 94% of those who apply are getting turned down and that is from a self-selecting pool of amazing candidates. Broaden your selection of schools and don’t put all your eggs in the Stanford basket. Your chances at Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, Booth would be substantially better.

So here’s the deal. I like you and you have solid inline stats and a really cool job in impact investing, a very hot growth area. But Stanford is super tough and there is nothing really driving you into the school. Maybe your extras are more extra than they appear to be. That could be how you would differentiate yourself in the most competitive MBA applicant pool in the world. At the GSB, you need some secret sauce because 94% of those who apply are getting turned down and that is from a self-selecting pool of amazing candidates. Broaden your selection of schools and don’t put all your eggs in the Stanford basket. Your chances at Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, Booth would be substantially better.

4 years ago